She Was the Universe — Damian Stockli

09/22/23 • 47 min

Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

It’s Thursday night in a Reykjavík bar. Arni, coming down from a recent loss, is hoping for a good thing. He takes a chance on a bartender’s smile, just as a series of strange, bright objects enter the solar system from interstellar space.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 22 September 2023.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 22 September 2023.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

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Published in Metaphorosis on 15 September 2023.
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Narrated by Thomas Baxter.
Published in Metaphorosis on 29 September 2023.
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